Dark slate blue

#6a4c7b

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark slate blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark slate blue is a deep purple with a weighty cast. Deep purples like this carry luxury and craft. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Dark slate blue color values

Every conversion for #6a4c7b, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#6a4c7b
RGB106, 76, 123
HSL278, 24%, 39%
HSV278, 38%, 48%
CMYK14%, 38%, 0%, 52%
Lab37.23, 22.11, -21.85
XYZ12.1, 9.66, 19.97
Decimal6966395
Web safe#663366
Pantone668 C
Pantone668 CHex#6a4c7bRgb106 76 123Cmyk14 38 0 52Lab37 22 -22Darker#211726Deep#44314fLighter#8e6ea1

Shades of dark slate blue

Tints of dark slate blue

Colors that go with dark slate blue

Dark slate blue in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 14, 38, 0, 52.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #6a4c7b on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
14 38 0 52
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
17 39 4 58
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Dark slate blue in css

Copy #6a4c7b straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #6a4c7b; }
.text { color: #6a4c7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6a4c7b; }

How dark slate blue looks on light and dark

Dark slate blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #6a4c7b against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
7.16:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Textblack text on this color
2.93:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #6a4c7b against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark slate blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #6a4c7b sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark slate blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark slate blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #6a4c7b and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark slate blue, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #6a4c7b is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.